Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1320 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54, relative to transportation.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025, 07/01/2029

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 19, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, in the event of a transportation system failure or other emergency, grants the commissioner emergency contracting authority to enter into contracts for design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), and progressive design-build (PDB) services for the delivery of transportation projects; exempts the department from having to identify such contracts exceeding $100 million in its transportation improvement program submitted annually to the general assembly in support of its annual funding recommendations, if they are issued under such emergency contracting authority; makes other revisions to the CM/GC and PDB process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  7. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025

  8. Companion House Bill substituted

  9. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 110

  10. Filed for introduction

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Intro., P1C.

  13. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  14. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

  15. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  16. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/4/2025

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  20. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 16, PNV 0

  27. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  28. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  29. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  30. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  31. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  32. Signed by H. Speaker

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  35. Signed by Governor.

  36. Pub. Ch. 110

  37. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025, 07/01/2029

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1320 do?
Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, in the event of a transportation system failure or other emergency, grants the commissioner emergency contracting authority to enter into contracts for design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), and progressive design-build (PDB) services for the delivery of transportation projects; exempts the department from having to identify such contracts exceeding $100 million in its transportation improvement program submitted annually to the general assembly in support of its annual funding recommendations, if they are issued under such emergency contracting authority; makes other revisions to the CM/GC and PDB process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54.
Who sponsors HB 1320?
HB 1320 is sponsored by Lamberth, William (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Glynn, Ronnie (Democrat), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), and Davis, Elaine (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1320?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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